Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1566: TO REQUIRE ADOPTION OF A STATEWIDE PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAM CORE CURRICULUM TO INCREASE CONSISTENCY IN PRACTICAL NURSING EDUCATION
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to require adoption of a statewide practical nursing program core curriculum to increase consistency in practical nursing education; and for other purposes. subtitle to require adoption of a statewide practical nursing program core curriculum to increase consistency in practical nursing education.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO REQUIRE ADOPTION OF A STATEWIDE PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAM CORE CURRICULUM TO INCREASE CONSISTENCY IN PRACTICAL NURSING EDUCATION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO REQUIRE ADOPTION OF A STATEWIDE PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAM CORE CURRICULUM TO INCREASE CONSISTENCY IN PRACTICAL NURSING EDUCATION. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 61, Subchapter 1, is amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 6-61-144. Statewide practical nursing program core curriculum. (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) There are inconsistencies between practical nursing programs in institutions of higher education across the state; (2) These inconsistencies include varying lengths of clinical hours, class hours, and credit hours; (3) However, no identified correlations have been found between the length of the practical nursing programs and pass rates of the examinations for licensing as a practical nurse; and (4) Adopting a statewide practical nursing program core curriculum would result in consistency in practical nursing programs and help improve practical nursing programs by strengthening assessment and evaluation *JMB020* 01/30/2025 8:50:38 AM JMB020 HB1566 measures, streamlining collaborative efforts between practical nursing programs, and providing practical nursing program structure for novice directors, new practical nursing programs, and institutions of higher education. (b) On or before the 2029-2030 academic …
Sponsors
- Rick McClure (R, 29) · primary sponsor
- Alan Clark (R, 7)
Latest actions
- : Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
- : Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is HB1566?
- HB1566 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): TO REQUIRE ADOPTION OF A STATEWIDE PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAM CORE CURRICULUM TO INCREASE CONSISTENCY IN PRACTICAL NURSING EDUCATION.
- What does HB1566 do?
- In its own words: An act to be entitled an act to require adoption of a statewide practical nursing program core curriculum to increase consistency in practical nursing education; and for other purposes. subtitle to require adoption of a statewide practical nursing program core curriculum to increase consistency in practical nursing education.
- What is the status of HB1566?
- Failed as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment. (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1566?
- Rick McClure (R, 29), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB1566?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=HB1566
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